Kagoshima
No.439 Montane Stream Basin in Southern Amami-oshima Criteria for selection:2,3 (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Yamato V, Uken V, Sumiyo V, Setouchi T Rivers Reptiles and amphibians Montane stream basin in the southern Amami-oshima Habitat of Rana amamiensis, R. subaspera, R. ishikawae, Amphiesma pryeri pryeri, Ouophis okinavensis, Tylototriton andersoni and Cynops ensicauda (all are endemic species of Japan). Insects Montane stream basin in the southern Amami-oshima The site abounds in endemic insects such as Heterotrephes admorsus (classified as Vulnerable (VU)), Ochthebius amami and Micronecta japonica. [ Back ]
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